The St. James Wildcats basketball team (St. James, LA), was nudged 54-51 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting E.D. White Cardinals (Thibodaux, LA)

The Cardinals now sport a 9-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bonnabel for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 6. E.D. White will battle a Bruins team coming off a 63-36 non-league win over Riverside Academy (Reserve, LA). The Bruins record now stands at 12-6.

The Wildcats (4-6) will now prepare for their battle against Riverside Academy (Reserve, LA). The Rebels come into the non-league battle with a 2-7 record. In their last battle, Riverside Academy was nudged by Bonnabel (Kenner, LA), 63-36, in a non-league battle.